Zach Thomas
Zach Thomas
Zachary Michael Thomasis a former American college and professional football player who was a middle linebacker in the National Football Leaguefor thirteen seasons. He played college football for Texas Tech University, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and played for the Dolphins his first twelve seasons in the NFL. He was selected to the Pro Bowl seven times and recorded 1,100 tackles...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth1 September 1973
CityPampa, TX
That just shows how much depth they've got. They don't miss a beat when the starters are out of the game.
No back in the league gives me as much trouble, ... I'm short, and I can get leverage on the backs, but not Henry. I can't get under him. And he runs so hard. I hate trying to tackle him.
They did a little fast-tempo offense and were moving guys in and out. You have to be able to get the calls right even when they do that. A couple times we missed communication and that starts with me. We all have to be on the same page.
It might have been 70 percent. Probably not that much, but it was a lot.
We practiced horribly this week. We had it coming. We had some of our worst practices of the year this week and we got outplayed today because of it.
They got it done right from the opening drive. We didn't have any momentum because we didn't get off the field and when we finally scored and got back into the game, two plays and we let them score.
You're not going to stay because he likes you. That's why I feel like I have to stay healthy and be here as long as I can. They're going to bring a championship here.
They did wear us out. You have to give credit to the Chiefs. They have a good offense and we gave them some things, including myself. ... You could tell the energy wasn't there for us, and you can't play football without a spark. There was nothing there.
On defense, we can be really good this year. Hopefully, we can just keep it together. We throw in new stuff every week. But we've got to be on the same page every week. If we get that down, we can be very dominant.
He's a little different guy than what he is on camera. He's entertaining. He's a good guy.
Holcomb did a good job of reading, especially on that first drive. He's a smart guy. You've got to give him credit.
He's doing what we need. A big percentage of the team needs that mental toughness, and that's what we have always needed here. That will hopefully pan out and make us a tougher, nasty team. We want it where teams don't want to play us.
When he came in, I thought he was going to be a wild man. But really, he's not.
He was huge. The guy takes up a lot of gaps and does a great job of getting push. He does a great job of plugging.